A corporation is dissolved when any of the following occurs:
    (a) The period of duration stated in the corporation’s articles of incorporation expires.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 450.1831

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
    (b) A certificate of dissolution is filed pursuant to section 803 to 805.
    (c) A judgment of forfeiture of corporate franchises or of dissolution is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction and a copy of a judicial order of dissolution shall be forwarded promptly to the administrator by the receiver or other person designated by the court.
    (d) Failure to file an annual report or pay an annual filing fee as provided in section 922.